“It just makes me pulling his lever a little easier.”Protesters — and many of the Democrats vying for a chance to unseat Mr. Van Drew — were beginning to gather for a counter rally near the ocean on Tuesday. Several of Mr. Van Drew’s Democratic opponents, including Ashley Bennett, Will Cunningham, Brigid Callahan Harrison and Amy Kennedy, are also scheduled to address the crowd. “The racism, the violence, the corruption — we reject all of it,” an Indivisible organizer, Cassandra Gatelein, said of the Trump administration. “I think people just want to be in the area because it is such a historic event,” Ms. DuFault said. When she was in her 20s, Ms. DuFault worked for Mr. Trump at his bankrupt Atlantic City casinos, making arrangements for high-rolling gamblers.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2020 10:00 UTC